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A Jewish way to mark the 250th: A close reading of America’s ‘sacred’ texts

With democracy under pressure in the U.S. and Israel, the Pardes Institute and Faith250 ask Americans to read the founding documents the way they would a verse of Torah.

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The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests.

Made up largely of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine, the Jewish Brigade has become a symbol in today’s battles over Zionism, antisemitism and antifascism, writes a scholar of modern European history.

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13 years after my arrest at the Kotel, the threat to egalitarian prayer there is growing

Even as the Israeli government teeters, it is advancing a bill that would criminalize egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall.

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Why Jews should show up and show Mamdani what we stand for

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Zohran Mamdani is normalizing antisemitism. New York’s Jews must boycott him.

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Jewish New York deserves a parade as diverse as its communities

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Cleveland-area Jews are about to lose an iconic mid-century synagogue building

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What Tuesday’s primaries tell us about Democrats, Republicans and the Israel issue

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Israel can survive criticism. But can we survive silencing our moral responsibility in the face of moral inconsistency?

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I won’t hide my Judaism to belong to the punk scene I love

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